The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-05-05
Crime and Casualty.
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THE TWO SCARED COONS.
LOUISVILLE, April 30.-Everything
is quiet this morning about the jail
and the court house square. The
meeting agreed upon by the mob lead
ers last evening has not materialiZed,
and it is generally believed that all
danger of mob violence has passed.
Turner and Patterson spent q misera-
BILE night. They refused to eat and
could not sleep with any peace. They
were called upon by two colored min
listers who endeavOred to pacify them,
but only partially succeeded. During
the night the prisoners were visited by
numerous citizens who out of curiosity
wanted to see them and hear what they
had to say. The men were in adjOin-
ing cells and could distinctly hear what
each other said. When Turner was
asked if Patterson was guilty'he would
reply in the affirmative and Patterson
never failed to reply that it was not so.
A dispute would then follow, each
swearing by all that was true and holy
that he was right and the other wrong.
Both prayed necessarily and when the
mob was loudest they literally rolled
on the floor in fear and agony. When
the prisoners were told that the militia
and Gattling gun had appeared, they
grew quieter and rested under a feeling
of safety. A statement published by
one of the morning papers indicating
that Patterson was able to prove an
alibi is not generally believed. 1t is
strongly contradictory of another story
told by Patterson few days ago when
he claimed that he had been assisting
lady to move at the time of the as
sault. This upon investigation was
found to be totally false. Jennie Bow
man continues in the same dangerous
condition. She is resting little easier
this morning under the influence of
opiates, but it is still thought she can
not recover.
OF NO IMPORTANCE.
The alleged attack between II and /
O'Clock this morning did not amount to
anything. A bowling crowd of boys
threw some stones at the police, and
numerous arrests were made, but no
one was hurt.
THE BOWMAN CASE.
The Jennie Bowman case still alb
serbs the public mind here. The mol
spirit has about exhausted itself and
the attention of everybody is now upon
the alleged alibi of Patterson. Ar
afternoon paper publishes a detaile-
account of the movements of Patterd
son upon the day of the crime, wit
corrobOrating evidence which appea &
to throw serious doubts on the guilt {
the man. Nothing conclusive as vet
can be deduced, however. The
negro has contradicted the statement
| first given. 1t may have been made
| when he was so scared and frightened
that what he said was not reliable, but
many people believe that there is s
collision between the prisoner anC
some of the witnesses. At all event:
the alibi claimed by Patterson anC
which is urged as colclusively proven
by some of the papers has had the eff
feet of emphasizing the necessity o.
leaving the case in the hands o.
the law. That this will b,
done there is no longer any doubt. TIL
militia will remain on guard again to
night. Though crowds may get Their
} there will be no trouble. The victim
| Jennie Bowman, is slightly better thi
, evening.
FIRE AT ARMoURDALE.
KANSAS City, April SO.-A fire to
) night in the Missouri Pacific shops a
! ATmourdale destroyed the blacksmit
( shop and portion of the machin
| shop. Loss about S., 900.
J SUICIDED.
! ASTORIA, l.. l., April 30.-Miss Bal
g tow, a wealthy maiden lady aged 8;
:, committed suicided this morning b
4 jumping into the East River. The ID
i ceased was connected with some of tn
: Oldest and most respectable families O
r Long Island. She is supposed to hay
= been temporarily insane.
3 FORGERY.
: WATERTOwN, N. Y. April 80. :
: Julius Faherback, Sergeant of Con
t pany @. 12tn United States Infantr,